National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name PETROLEUM
CAS # 8002-05-9
RTECS # SE7175000
Agent Code M4242

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
07 AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 4,336  
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 50,177 176
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 741  
16 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 1,730  
17 SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS 10,783  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 241  
22 TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS 355  
23 APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS 134 134
26 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 196 89
27 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 12,465 2,786
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2,035 92
29 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS 24,424 914
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 367 220
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 347  
34 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS 1,233 138
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 5,374 1,002
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 457 272
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 2,249 17
38 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 3,788 2,538
39 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 476 149
42 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 1,094  
46 PIPE LINES, EXCEPT NATURAL GAS 3,714  
48 COMMUNICATION 352  
49 ELECTRIC, GAS, AND SANITARY SERVICES 4,405  
50 WHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE GOODS 138 138
51 WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE GOODS 178  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 3,893 3,015
73 BUSINESS SERVICES 21,713 12,133
80 HEALTH SERVICES 11,594 10,500
TOTAL 168,988 34,313

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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